Una Historia Liberal
Our “Tales of Wisdom” series aims to
highlight important morals and inspire a cherishing of the age-old virtues that
can uplift our souls and help us return to tradition. We hope you will enjoy
reading this.
What is true friendship? How far can meaningful
friendships go? Is the culture of genuine brotherly bonds truly lost? What can
we do to create relations that truly matter and are founded on selflessness and
altruism? The following Greek legend reminds us of some of these nearly lost
virtues that are essential to any and all relationships, including friendship.
Do share with us in the comments section the values you hope to live by in your
day-to-day lives after reading this tale.
More than two thousand years ago, the Roman orator
Marcus Tullius Cicero told the story of two friends who had a bond as strong as
any brotherhood.
Damon and Pythias lived in Sicily, an island right off
the coast of Italy, and their city-state, Syracuse, had fallen on bad times,
being ruled by a tyrant by the name of Dionysius. As Damon and Pythias
were just and true in their cause to each other, they were also just and true
in the cause of liberty and freedom.
United in their cause, they both set out to stir the
hearts of the people toward what was right in different parts of their beloved
city.
“No king should have absolute power over the people,”
Pythias preached in the city streets. “The people should have more say in who
governs us and how we are governed!”
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